Crap 80s Cartoons (1 Viewer)

[frona]

Inspired the the Tundercats thread and the fact that I have no work to do around here today I bring you a thread of nostalgia for the lamest, shoddiest, most badly drawn cartoons that were so bad that even as a child you marvelled at the crapness of them.

I think I've got the worst one ever. The Diplodos. The premise was they were a bunch of cute dinosaur-like creatures who each had the power of a DIFFERENT PIECE OF STATIONERY!!. I seem to remember them flying to various places around earth in a spaceship (never to space) with a young boy and getting into boring adventures where their stationery powers would save the day. There was a snooty stapler dinosaur and I seem to recall that the sellotape guy was a bit thick. Anyway, what a load of complete rubbish.

Denver the Last Dinosaur was also awful. And I still rember the awful theme tune. Denver the last dinosaur, he's my friend and whole lot more. What are they trying to say thre? He's a friend with benefits?

d'ya remember the cartoon called Sparticus and (I think) the Sun Beneath the Sea? The animation/colours in that really got me down as a kid. The characters were all horrible as well including the "comic relief" pangolin-thingie duo Bic and Bac. Ugh.

City Baby won't like me saying this at all but Sharkey and George? Crap. I wasn't really a kid anymore at that stage though.

So, any thoughts? Can anyone think of something worse than stationery dinosaurs?

 

[Johnnyc]

Captain Planet - he ain't no hero of mine.

 

[Lili Marlene]

haha, the Diplodos were quite bad alright.

was telebots good or bad? I was so young I can't remember

 

[therealjohnny]

So, any thoughts? Can anyone think of something worse than stationery dinosaurs?

TV Exec:"Quick, the financers are on the phone , we need an idea now!"

Animator, looks frantically around the office, eyes settle on desk:" Hang on a minute..."

 

[Lili Marlene]

The Smoggies. I watched it but I knew it was awful even back then

 

[Scientician 0.8]

On the plus side Dr. Snuggles was bleedin' mental.

 

[classic seanc]

The Smoggies. I watched it but I knew it was awful even back then

Snap.

 

[Thebeard]

What about Bobby? anyone remember him?

 

[Lili Marlene]

as in Bobby's World? Surely that was 90's Shirley?
also, I remember that being good....

 

[muffin]

what about the shoe people?i remember wellington used to wear a wooly benni-from-crossroads- type hat..

 

[Diddles]

d'ya remember the cartoon called Sparticus and (I think) the Sun Beneath the Sea? The animation/colours in that really got me down as a kid. The characters were all horrible as well including the "comic relief" pangolin-thingie duo Bic and Bac. Ugh.

would you stop? That was cartoon GOLD!!!!! One of the best theme tunes ever!

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYINsEZQUwQ[/MEDIA]

 

[Squiggle]

I loved the "Once upon a time... (space, man, life etc) series, although they were also a little bit crap.

 

[ratmonkey]

Babar was pretty painful.

 

[Lili Marlene]

would you stop? That was cartoon GOLD!!!!! One of the best theme tunes ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYINsEZQUwQ

Dear god, I'd forgotten all about that. It had merged with Mysterious Cities of Gold in my head

 

[Diddles]

It had merged with Mysterious Cities of Gold in my head

Same thing happened to me. I fancied Spartakus but confused him with someone from Cities of Gold. When I looked up the latter recently they were all hideous in it and I questioned my taste in cartoon men.

 

[Thebeard]

as in Bobby's World? Surely that was 90's Shirley?
also, I remember that being good....

Yeah you're right on both accounts.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I fancied Spartakus but confused him with someone from Cities of Gold. When I looked up the latter recently they were all hideous in it

wha???

 

[Diddles]

wha???

YOK!!!!


Do you member the priates in Spartakus. It's like they were drawn in a different animation studio. They didn't match the other characters. Great theme song as well - here it is in French .|..|


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM22dm-gZuc[/media]

 

[Kid Lovebeach]

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[frona]

what about the shoe people?i remember wellington used to wear a wooly benni-from-crossroads- type hat..

Yes! Do you remember Trampy perving on the ballet show Margot all the time? Gah!

This reminds me of a few more.

The Poddington Peas
The Raggy Dolls


This crap is obviously taking up too much of my adult brain. I can remember all those horrible theme tunes and too many of the character's names. Now Jayce and Wheeled Warriors. THAT was a theme tune.